Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "Russia" in Russian

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Россия

Meaning: Russia

Pronunciation: [rahs-SEE-yah]

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #255 (see frequency list)

They say that it's really cold in Russia.
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Example sentences:

Я роди́лся в Росси́и.
I was born in Russia.
Столи́ца России - Москвá.
Moscow is the capital of Russia.
Я хочу́ поéздить по Росси́и.
I want to travel through Russia.
C Росси́ей у меня́ тóлько хорóшие accоциáции.
I have only good associations with Russia.
Чтóбы приéхать в Росси́ю, вам нужны́ ви́зы.
You need visas to be able to come to Russia.
Расскажи́те мне о Росси́и.
Tell me about Russia.
Мнóго стран грани́чит с Росси́ей.
A lot of countries border upon Russia.
Говоря́т, что в Росси́и óчень хóлодно.
They say that it's really cold in Russia.
Цветá флáга Росси́и - бéлый, си́ний, крácный.
The colors of the Russian flag are white, blue and red.
Прирóда Росси́и очень разнообрáзна.
The nature of Russia is very diverse.

Related words:

росси́йский = Russian
россия́нин, россия́нка = inhabitant of Russian (masculine, feminine)
ру́сский = Russian (nationality)

Proverbs and sayings:

Из Росси́и с любóвью.
From Russia with love.
Росси́и и лéту сою́зу нéту.
In Russia there's no summer.
literal There's no agreement between Russia and summer.
Великá Росси́я, а отступáть нéкуда - позaди́ Москвá.
Russia is big but you can't retreat because Moscow is behind.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Росси́я	Росси́и
Genitive	Росси́и	Росси́й
Dative	Росси́и	Росси́ям
Accusative	Росси́ю	Росси́и
Instrumental	Росси́ей	Росси́ями
Prepositional	Росси́и	Росси́ях

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